This year was different than most, but still full of automotive stories.
In a year where a global pandemic put the industry on pause, the automotive world bounced back in a major way by the end of 2020. Having covered the best automotive trends of 2020, we ve put together a list of our ten most popular stories from the past 12 months covering trucks, muscle cars, sports cars, and electric cars, with a surprise entrant in the final spot.
1. April Fools Day Jokes
April Fools Day stories are our favorite to write during the year, and our readers clearly agree. This year s top story was our joke about the upcoming Dodge Charger SRT Ghoul. By taking a 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and shoving in the 1,000 horsepower Hellephant V8, it would create the ultimate muscle car. We had to think of a name close to Hellcat and Demon, so Ghoul was an obvious choice.
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The 2021 Corvette received numerous small changes over the 2020 model year, including two new available exterior colors and a new interior color option. We covered these various changes extensively in a previous post, but there’s one difference between the 2021 and 2020 model year Corvette that has so far gone unnoticed by many.
The 2020 Corvette was supposed to receive a plaque on the standard 6.2L LT2 V8 engine that read “Chevrolet Tonawada” with the words “The Number 1 Team” emblazoned underneath, but an issue with the badge suppliers meant they were never installed on any 2020 Corvette models.
According to
Corvette Forum poster Marc NY, Chevy has now resolved the vendor issue and all 2021 Corvette models will ship with the plaque installed.
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Built By Chevrolet Tonawanda” as well as “
The Number 1 Team.” 7 photos
Coming courtesy of Marc NY of the Mid-Engine Corvette Forum, the pics in the gallery are joined by the explanation
“the badging should have been on the 2020 Corvette.” Although unconfirmed by General Motors, the supplier appears to have experienced
“some problems with the adhesive.”
Even though the men and women who assemble the LT2 aren’t to blame, the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit may want to stop waxing lyrical and fix the Stingray’s engine. General Motors acknowledged a problem with the valve springs in September 2020, and since then, many owners of the C8 have reported broken valve springs. For example, a member of the Corvette Forum experienced misfire codes and engine shutdown at only 52 miles (83 km).